Just wondering if anyone else is dealing with this? Also wondering if I'm not eating enough calories... hmmm.. whichever it is, I'm only down 10 pounds since surgery. I started out @ 339 pounds and eat mostly protein throughout the day, not many carbs. And calories are usually less than 800, but I'm usually not hungry between meals. Any suggestions?! I'm really starting to question getting the band in the first place...

You're still on the mushies phase - which is about your body feeling and learning to eat - SLOWLY. Focus on that and not on the weigh loss - this is a long term lifestyle change not a diet where you should be worried about fast results.

wow that is much different than my instructions. So far so good for me.

You're still on the mushies phase - which is about your body feeling and learning to eat - SLOWLY. Focus on that and not on the weigh loss - this is a long term lifestyle change not a diet where you should be worried about fast results.

Thanks, I guess I just don't want to gain this weight back. Most of us have been in this struggle for a very long time, and I'm no exception. I guess I still have that mindset as if I DON'T have a band, a tool that will help me. I will try to keep these things in mind...

Should have written healing not feeling.

I hear you - I battled my weight for 20+ years before the band. But take it slow, it works - just:

1. When it doubt - talk to your surgeron thats what you pay him for - adjustments are part of the process.

2. However dont rely solely on adjustments to drop the weight - the band is a tool put without a committment from you - you can work around it.

3. You dont need to be 100% perfect 100% of the time ( once you are fully recouped) - strive for 95% and accept 90%!

Good luck

I posted the same thing last week. I lost 6 lbs the 1 week and 5 lbs the 2nd week. But gained 3 lbs back the 3 rd week. I freaked oit

I freaked out. But this site helped me to remember that the 1st month is for healing. I will be 4 weeks post op on Tues. When I weighed myself today, I lost 4 lbs.

Umm.. I didn't know I did.. lol.. I will look at it again...

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I freaked out. But this site helped me to remember that the 1st month is for healing. I will be 4 weeks post op on Tues. When I weighed myself today, I lost 4 lbs.

Thanks for the inspiration, I will continue what I'm doing.

Wow. 6 weeks before real food? My surgeon wants me on at least a week of real food before my first adjustment. My schedule was:

Day 1 - Water

Day 2-7 - Liquids

Day 8-14 - Pureed foods

Day 15-21- Mushy foods

Day 22 and after - Solid foods

I guess every office is different, just depends on what they have found that works. My surgeon and about half of his office have all had some type of weight loss surgery. But I do believe that you have to see what works best for you, in my case, after I'm done healing.. LOL..

Every surgeon has a different post-op diet to follow and every nutrionist has a different daily diet they want us to follow. I didn't have real food until 6 weeks after surgery. Trust me, it was a LONG six weeks lol. I was freak'n starving!

My nutrionist says at least 60g of Protein, no more than 125g of carbs, and no more than 20% fat. Very different than a lot I see on here eating very little carbs. Just another example of drastically different offices think when it comes to WLS.

But it also is further proof that at the end of the day, we all must do what works best for our specific body and lifestyle, regardless of what anyone else says or does.

I was on solids at week 2. Every surgeon has their on preferences .

For the first 6 weeks you are healing, TRY not to get on the scale. HA! I know, I know. A band does not proving much weight loss immediately after surgery. This is NOT gastric bypass where patients lose the majority of their weight shortly after surgery.

Your body has been through quite the trauma of surgery, you might have just a little bit of fill in your band, if any, from the surgery. If you are losing anything right now, it is due to YOU. Ok, anything you lose with a band is due to you, but it sure helps to be in the green zone.

My surgeon told me not to worry about my weight until we started doing fills. If I gained a few, he didn't care, he said. He said that he knew I'd done tons of diets over the years and they don't work, why torture myself now with an unfilled band? Just wait until we get it adjusted right and THEN we'll talk about weight loss. LOVE him, by the way! I was banded Feb 15, 2008, I did not start losing until June, after my second fill.

Really, this is a lifetime journey, not a one time event. It's a process. You will get there. To quote my favorite movie, "patience, Highlander."

Every surgeon has a different post-op diet to follow and every nutrionist has a different daily diet they want us to follow. I didn't have real food until 6 weeks after surgery. Trust me, it was a LONG six weeks lol. I was freak'n starving!

My nutrionist says at least 60g of Protein, no more than 125g of carbs, and no more than 20% fat. Very different than a lot I see on here eating very little carbs. Just another example of drastically different offices think when it comes to WLS.

But it also is further proof that at the end of the day, we all must do what works best for our specific body and lifestyle, regardless of what anyone else says or does.

I sooooo agree! Thanks for the advice....

( Edit- this is for after 6 weeks, some of the foods many not be acceptable for your surgeons diet).

It is important to get protein 70 to 80 grams per day so you will heal and lose the weight. Cottage cheese, peanutbutter, whey shots from walmart and riotta cheeses all work. I also did fish, tofu, eggs, refried beans and greek yogurt ( has tons more protein than yogurt). You can also get Wheat Germ in the cereal isle. That has 3 grams per serving and helps with fiber. I would have a unjury shake if I didn't eat properly or got stuck etc.

I need to revant my own diet, so this is just some food for thought.